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How is time used to create humor?
"Remember when we were children, what we were wearing for clothes? We looked horrible. And the first party we went to, oh I would never wear the top today again if I would go to a party like this again, it looked horrible."
Don’t we all know the situation when we talk about "good old times" and can laugh about how we were dressed and what things we did?
One can laugh about thing in the past because they become funny if you look back in time. Time changes our way of living, technology, economy etc. Beyond these things there is also humor. I think if we would watch a comedy from the 60s we would not think everything they say is funny because they base everything on their present and so do we. We wouldn’t understand their way of humor as it changes and so do the people but we can use the time change an make fun of what changed over the time.
How could this be viewed as dark comedy?
First, what is black comedy? " It is a story for example, in which the humor comes from objects that are not traditionally considered humorous (e.g. war, death, inappropriate or loveless relationships) "
On page 91, Ford is speculating where the group (Ford, Arthur, Trillian, Zaphod) is at the moment, after they heard the giant explosion and sais: "We didn’t stand a chance, we must been blown to bit. Arms, legs; everywhere" and the answer he gets by Zaphod is a simple "Yeah" followed by the question, by Garkbit, whether the group wants to order drinks. In a situation like that the question whether they have been blown to bit and this is afterlife is most probably not quite funny but for the reader the tone and they way this question is asked makes it funny.
Time changes and so do the people, a good example for this is Hitler. People after WWII didn’t even think of making fun of Hitler whereas today besides historical movies several comedy movies already exist about Hitler. Even though Hitler as a person is not rudimentary funny, in the comedy the way he is presented can be funny. The thing with black comedy is, that one has to know where the limits are about what you make fun of and how.
Over time, people create a different way of expressing their humor and what they find funny.
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Hi Luisa!
Good ideas and great that you put so many examples in!!
It seems like you put a lot of time into this, which is very good!!
GUUT
Luisa, you did a very, very good job.
I like that you have an example from the text and that you have another example that has nothing to do with the book, but can also be seen as black comedy. You put a lot of effort in it!
The wording is really good..and yet the paragraph were not structural planned..overall..good job..
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